What is Thangka? The name sounds like a Tang Dynasty card. In fact, Thangka, also known as Thangka, refers to a religious scroll painting mounted with colored satin and hung for sacrifice.

Belonging to the category of Tibetan culture, you have heard the magnificent Dunhuang murals, and you know another extraordinary existence-Thangka, whose picture content involves many fields such as history, culture and social life. Thangka is a treasure of China's traditional Chinese painting art. You give me seven boxes of jewels, and I only want one Thangka, which may be a bit exaggerated, but the significance and collection value of Thangka are really not comparable to ordinary gold and silver.

Thangka's placement is very particular. Friends who love, collect and invest in Thangka should know the taboos of Thangka placement. Different thangkas are hung in different places and orientations, and each has its own emphasis.

First, choose a quiet place or a place above, such as a place above a Buddhist temple, a study or a living room. Second, all kinds of thangkas are not suitable to be placed in dirty places, including husband and wife bedrooms, kitchens and bathrooms.

Third, cover it with yellow cloth when it is inconvenient (such as Dharma Thangka, Tantra deity). 4. Most thangkas are decorated, especially the traditional old thangkas and Tibetan Buddhist thangkas, which must not be placed in the bedroom, bathroom and kitchen.

Because the lit Thangka is blessed and has the same status as Buddha, Bodhisattva and other gods. Out of respect and awe for the Buddha, Thangka should not be placed in a place with dark light and heavy air pollution. Tancheng Tangka is suitable to be placed in the porch, which can better play the role of avoiding evil spirits and praying for the town house.

Thangkas of Buddha statues are more suitable to be placed in living rooms, study rooms and other places, and are also more useful in ceremonies. 5. When you wear a little thangka, whether you wear it or not, you must hang it in a high place and a clean place. Never put it in the bedroom, sofa, bed, that is, some dirty places in the toilet, let alone throw it away. This is disrespectful to Thangka.

Therefore, I advise you to take the decorated and blessed ornaments back to your home, which is your own Buddha's life, not only good for yourself, but also good for your family. .

2. How to wear Thangka? Is there any taboo?

1) Generally speaking, Thangka is rarely taken with you.

2) Most of the things you wear with you are put in Karoo and will not be displayed in front of people casually.

3) Most little thangkas are not as big as a palm. Compared with the large Thangka, the painting style is primitive and rough, and the collection value is much lower, unless you can collect a whole set.

4) Traditionally, Little Thangka (with a special name, but I forgot) is used for religious ceremonies, so painters seldom draw single sheets, but mostly draw a whole set.

5) How to make a complete set? It depends on what the owner of Thangka wants to practice, or what he wants to do through Little Thangka.

6) hail jugglers (not invented by Tibetan code, but really have such a career) are often done with little thangka. Most people who play hail are practitioners at home, a bit like wizards.

7) The theory of patron saint is not so popular in Tibetan Buddhism, but is more hyped by some businessmen. But I can also provide some online sayings for your reference.

The patron saint born in the year of the rat is Guanyin with a thousand hands.

The patron saint born in the Year of the Ox and the Year of the Tiger is the Vanity Tibetan Bodhisattva.

The patron saint born in the Year of Rabbit is Manjushri.

Dragon, the patron saint of year of the snake, was born-Pu Xian.

The patron saint born in the year of the horse is a bodhisattva.

The patron saint born in the Year of the Sheep and the Year of the Monkey is the Buddha.

The patron saint born in the Year of the Rooster is Harraca Ranasa.

The patron saint born in the Year of Dog and the Year of Pig is Amitabha.

Generally speaking, a small thangka can be bought for up to 100 yuan.

3. How to put Thangka and where is it most suitable?

First, choose a quiet place or a place above, such as a place above a Buddhist temple, a study or a living room.

Second, all kinds of thangkas are not suitable to be placed in dirty places, including husband and wife bedrooms, kitchens and bathrooms.

Third, cover it with yellow cloth when it is inconvenient (such as Dharma Thangka, Tantra deity).

4. Most thangkas are decorated, especially the traditional old thangkas and Tibetan Buddhist thangkas, which must not be placed in the bedroom, bathroom and kitchen. Because the lit Thangka is blessed and has the same status as Buddha, Bodhisattva and other gods. Out of respect and awe for the Buddha, Thangka should not be placed in a place with dark light and heavy air pollution. Tancheng Tangka is suitable to be placed in the porch, which can better play the role of avoiding evil spirits and praying for the town house. Thangkas of Buddha statues are more suitable to be placed in living rooms, study rooms and other places, and are also more useful in ceremonies.

5. When you wear a little thangka, whether you wear it or not, you must hang it in a high place and a clean place. Never put it in the bedroom, sofa, bed, that is, some dirty places in the toilet, let alone throw it away. This is disrespectful to Thangka. Therefore, I advise you to take the decorated and blessed ornaments back to your home, which is your own Buddha's life, not only good for yourself, but also good for your family.

If the rope or chain wearing Thangka is damaged due to wear or other reasons, it can be replaced at any time without any influence.

In addition, if you wear a small thangka, you will have sweat stains and dust after wearing it for a long time. When cleaning Thangka, it is recommended to gently wipe Thangka with a soft and clean dry towel (preferably new) or paper towel. When hanging Thangka in a smoky place, you can try wiping it with a towel with a little water or spraying it with dry detergent instead of cleaning it every day once a month. It is important to note that hand-painted thangka can't get wet. Hand-painted Thangka is made of mineral powder dipped in glue, which will destroy the picture of Thangka. Chinese mounted thangka can be cleaned once a year.

Sixth, Thangka can't be exposed to the sun. Thangka will expand the cotton cloth after being exposed to the sun, so that the color on the picture is pulled open, resulting in cracks in the picture. So thangka should be kept at a constant temperature as far as possible.

Seven, thangka can't be placed in a damp place and can't get wet. Try to keep it dry, or Thangka will fade.

4. Briefly introduce the differences of Tangka Encyclopedia.

Thangka is simply a scroll painting.

Thangka, also called Thangka, is a transliteration of Tibetan, which refers to a religious scroll painting mounted with colored satin and hung for worship. Thangka is a unique painting art form in Tibetan culture. Its theme covers many fields of Tibetan history, politics, culture and social life, and it can be called an encyclopedia of ethnic groups.

Thangka handed down from ancient times are mostly works of Tibetan Buddhism and Bonism. Similar to scroll paintings in the Han Dynasty, they are mostly painted on cloth or paper, and then sewn and mounted with satin. There is a string hanging on the upper horizontal shaft, and the two ends of the lower shaft are decorated with exquisite shaft heads.

This picture is covered with thin silk and double ribbons. Thangka, which involves Buddhism, is painted and mounted. Generally, the Lama is asked to recite sutras and bless, and the back is covered with Lama's golden juice or cinnabar handprint.

There is also a very small amount of silk, embroidery and pearl thangka. Thangka's drawing is extremely complicated, the materials used are extremely exquisite, and the pigments are all natural mineral plants, with bright colors and long-lasting and rich snow scene style.

Thangka is mostly about religion, history, culture and art, science and technology, etc. It embodies the belief and wisdom of the Tibetan people and records the civilization, history and development of * * *.

5. Does anyone know about Thangka, a painting of Tibetan Buddhism ~

Thangka, also known as Tangga and Thangka, is a transliteration of Tibetan, which refers to religious scroll paintings mounted with colored satin and hung for worship.

Thangka is a unique painting art form in Tibetan culture. Its theme covers many fields of Tibetan history, politics, culture and social life, and it can be called an encyclopedia of ethnic groups. Thangka handed down from ancient times are mostly works of Tibetan Buddhism and Bonism.

Similar to scroll paintings in the Han Dynasty, they are mostly painted on cloth or paper, and then sewn and mounted with satin. There is a string hanging on the upper horizontal shaft, and the two ends of the lower shaft are decorated with exquisite shaft heads. This picture is covered with thin silk and double ribbons.

Thangka, which involves Buddhism, is painted and mounted. Generally, the Lama is asked to recite sutras and bless, and the back is covered with Lama's golden juice or cinnabar handprint. There is also a very small amount of silk, embroidery and pearl thangka.

Thangka's drawing is extremely complicated, the materials used are extremely exquisite, and the pigments are all natural mineral plants, with bright colors and long-lasting and rich snow scene style. Thangka is mostly about religion, history, culture and art, science and technology, etc. It embodies the belief and wisdom of the Tibetan people, records the civilization, history and development of * *, and entrusts the Tibetan people with their infinite love for Buddha, snow-covered areas for Buddha and snow-covered areas for their hometown.

Thangka is a novel painting art that rose in Songzan Gambu period, that is, scroll painting mounted with colored satin, which has distinctive national characteristics, strong religious color and unique artistic style and has always been regarded as a treasure by Tibetan people. Thangka has various varieties and textures, but most of them are painted on cloth and paper.

In addition, there are Thangka fabrics such as embroidery, brocade, silk and decals, some of which are still colored patterns, among which pearls and jadeite gems are decorated with gold wires, which is very harmonious. Thangka painting art is the flower of * * * culture, which has a far-reaching influence for more than 1000 years.

Thangka has a variety of contents, including brightly colored and different forms of Buddha statues and pictures reflecting Tibetan history and ethnic customs. * * * Thangka's composition is rigorous, balanced, plump and changeable, with meticulous painting and line drawing as the main methods.

There are many kinds of thangkas, besides painted thangkas and printed thangkas, there are also embroidery, brocade (velvet embroidery), silk reeling, decals and pearl thangkas. Embroidered Thangka is embroidered with various colors of silk thread, and landscapes, figures, flowers, feathers and pavilions can be embroidered.

Brocade Thangka is woven with satin as the ground, several colors of silk as the weft, staggered jacquard and glued to the fabric, so it is also called "pile embroidery". The applique Thangka is made of satin of various colors, cut into various figures and figures, and pasted on the fabric.

Thangka is a method of "drawing warp and breaking weft", and all kinds of weft are used only for strong decoration. Some are still colorful patterns, and pearls, emeralds and gems are decorated with gold thread, which is a perfect match, glittering and particularly dazzling.

Silk reeling is a special handicraft unique to China, which transplants painting into silk fabrics. These fabrics are made of Thangka, with dense and thick texture, rigorous composition, exquisite patterns and bright colors.

Thangka, * *' s cloth was specially made by Chinese mainland, especially in Yongle and Chenghua in the Ming Dynasty. Later, * * * also produced Thangka embroidery, applique and other fabrics. There are two kinds of printed thangkas, one is full color printing and mounting, and the other is to engrave the picture on a block, watermark it with ink on thin silk or fine cloth, and then color it and mount it.

This kind of Thangka is slender in strokes and vigorous in knife cutting. Most of the colors are dyed in ink and painted in Zhu, which is distinctive and unique. Patterns and patterns need to be interwoven with warp yarns, which are regarded as carved images with elegant style and rich three-dimensional decorative effect.

At present, the products on the market are mostly printed thangka and drawn thangka. Thangka has a unique emphasis on the use of color. Heavy color background can be divided into red, black, blue, gold and silver.

Red Tang Kaduo painted the original story of Buddha, with strong painting style. Black Tangkaduo is painted with the contents of protecting gods, King Kong and other town demons, and the picture is dignified and solemn.

Blue Thangkado is painted with themes such as happiness of Buddha and victory of King Kong, which is auspicious and festive. Gold and silver thangka pictures are rich and elegant, and the colors are pure and brilliant.

Sometimes the background color of the picture will change with the change of the content from "boundary" to "sky". For example, The Guardian of the Law depicts hell, and the background color is mainly red; With the appearance of Buddha in the middle, the color gradually turns blue; When you get to heaven, it's a blue background. In addition, white is a means to express the appearance and character of the Buddha, so white is often used to express calmness, kindness and kindness; Red and dark blue are tough, aggressive and fierce (angry), and large pieces of red, green, cyan and blue are skillfully used side by side; Gold represents many colors, showing a sacred atmosphere.

In terms of time, we can roughly divide Thangka art into four periods. The first period is the threshold period of the 7th-9th century, which is the initial stage of sculpture and the beginning of Tibetan Buddhism.

The composition is concise, drawn in four basic colors: blue, yellow, red and white. The figures are almost * * *, only Brahma rope and Babel are solemn, and the main image is depicted with larger and straighter lines.

The second period is around 12 century, which is the post-macro period of Tibetan Buddhism. * * * A local art style school, namely the Gyangze Painting School, has been formed in the Gyangze area, which is based on the mutual influence and integration of Indian Kendra, Nepalese, Han and * * * local art styles.

It is characterized by realistic techniques with appropriate modeling proportion, emphasizing psychological expression and highlighting personality characteristics. The third period is from 15 to 16 century, that is, the flourishing period of Tibetan Buddhist art.

The religious elites participated in Thangka's creative activities, resulting in the famous "Door Painting School", "Mensa Painting School" and "Gamagong Painting School". The fourth period is from 18 to 19 century, which is the heyday of Thangka painting.

The artistic style of this period was mainly influenced by the meticulous and colorful techniques in Han Dynasty. Its development is divided into two stages.

The first stage is represented by Duo Tiaojue, a monk in Babang Temple in the18th century and the "New Gamagong" painting school founded by Qin Niu in Qu Ji. This painting school learned the tradition of Korean meticulous painting, emphasizing light and shade, contrast and sketching. Art is no longer satisfied with the original simple and clear style, but is replaced by a so-called "twenty-four light and dark rendering" method to enrich the picture effect.

The second stage is the "Chinese-style" period formed at the beginning of19th century. On the basis of the gorgeous and rich painting style in the first stage, the "New Gamagong" painting school began to pursue the elegant and fresh style of Chinese painting, and drew some auspicious words such as "Fu" and "Shou" commonly used in Chinese painting.

6. What is Thangka

Thangka is a Tibetan transliteration, which means scroll painting. According to the background color of the picture, it is divided into colorful Tang, golden Tang, black Tang and red Tang. According to the production method, it can be divided into six categories: painting thangka, pile embroidery thangka, embroidery thangka, printing thangka, brocade thangka and reeling thangka.

Generally speaking, the scroll Thangka not only adapts to the living custom of * * * people "living on aquatic plants", but also facilitates sacrifice and carrying, so it has the largest number. The scroll Thangka generally has a Tianzhu and a ground axis below it.

Thangka pictures are mostly covered with silk of the same size to avoid dust and play a protective role. Thangka's paintings have a wide range of subjects, including celestial constellations, seasons and rings, medical anatomy and so on.

Because Thangka uses vertical frames, it is different from murals with many banners in composition, but it is still symmetrical and balanced. Thangka's paintings are small, rich in content and strong in close-up appreciation, so they are more detailed in modeling, color setting, outline and gold use.

Regong Thangka's artistic features are meticulous charm and vivid image. In the framing layout, the vision is wide, and the far and near scenes are combined into a picture from a bird's eye view. Each scene has its own perspective relationship, with full composition and dense graphics, and few large areas are left blank.

Its color is warm and unrestrained, and a large number of contrast colors are used, and similar harmonic colors are used in some areas. In a large number of contrasting color blocks, gold plays a harmonious and unified role.

A large number of gold hooks is another feature of Regong Thangka.